Fading Causes - Kilian most recently became known as the “Mayor of Zatari” where he managed the refugee camp of Za’atari in Northern Jordan on behalf of UNHCR from 2013 to 2014. Za’atari has become a symbol for new and innovative refugee and humanitarian management approaches under his leadership. As the founder and President of the Startup “Innovation and Planning Agency” (IPA) Kilian Kleinschmidt now aims at connecting the millions of poor and dispossessed with the idle and under-utilised resources and modern technologies of the 21st century. He is part of a number of arts projects and various initiatives which aim at global connectivity through better use of globalisation. He is challenging the Humanitarian Aid Sector through a range of new and unorthodox partnerships, technologies, and financing. His work on emerging cities and urbanisation is widely recognised. Team building and leadership in crisis situations are a focus of his work.

Celina is the CEO and co-founder of Zindi. Zindi is the leading professional network of data scientists in Africa.

She has a passion for unleashing the power of data for social good. Celina’s work has expansively bridged across the private and public sectors and across various development areas including financial inclusion, micro and small enterprise development, market system development, gender, climate change, and public health. She has lived and worked in countries throughout Asia, Latin America, and Sub-Saharan Africa.

We talked to her about bridging the digital divide across cultures and gender.

https://zindi.africa

How entrepreneurs are supporting society feel economic growth and inclusion

Dr Funke Michaels - https://www.amazon.com/Funk%25C3%25A9-Michaels/e/B0096SJ9W2%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

Professor Edward Sweeney - Head of Operations, Management and Logistics at the Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University.

Ed Sweeney, Professor of Systems and Logistics, discusses the current challenges during times of crisis . Professor Sweeney is Professor of Logistics, based in the Operations Management. Ed is an experienced researcher with over 200 publications including books.

Mr Antonio Pedro, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa gives us some facts and figures about cobalt and lithium equity.

A Story of Shared Value Creation : road to production of batteries, electric vehicles and renewable energies.